goes (away)

present tense third-person singular of go (away)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for goes (away)
Verb
  • Based on the book by Slow Horses scribe Mick Herron, in Down Cemetery Road, when a house explodes in a quiet Oxford suburb and a girl disappears in the aftermath, neighbor Sarah Trafford (Wilson) becomes obsessed with finding her and enlists the help of private investigator Zoë Boehm (Thompson).
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
  • But when the owner's daughter disappears, he's tasked with finding her — and has a number of fun (wink) dalliances along the way.
    Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bailout packages for soy farms may cost taxpayers $24 billion, the WSJ reports, as the market for animal feed evaporates.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Plus, since some of the water evaporates due to the heat, the flavor and sweetness of the grapes is intensified even more.
    Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The most important thing is to choose a cheese that melts well.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The warm light gradually melts the wax, releasing a soothing scent without the need for a match.
    Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As anger fades into apathy and grief is aggravated by guilt, the public also chooses silence.
    Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
  • With Ka-young’s help, Iblis is able to destroy the Flower of Eternal Life, which had allowed Khalid to live forever (at least until this point), and the villain fades to dust.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the Netflix movie, Serayah plays Ruth Moably, a musician who flees Atlanta to care for her late boyfriend's mother, Naomi (Phylicia Rashad), in rural Tennessee.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • As night falls amid the vast trees and lush greenery, a teenage boy breaks a window, climbs out of it and flees toward the forest on foot.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While Sam begins hallucinating people as puppets, Justin breaks up with him.
    Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Belly, devastated by the betrayal, slaps Jeremiah and breaks up with him.
    Alexandra Hurtado, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Goes (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goes%20%28away%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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